Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Energy — Emissions was 17.61 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.61 kt
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.14 kt
in 1999
All-time low
3.65 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

5101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 17.61 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 20.14 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.65 kt, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (N2O) in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3.65 kt
1962 3.77 kt +3.3%
1963 3.88 kt +2.9%
1964 4 kt +3.1%
1965 4.12 kt +3.0%
1966 4.22 kt +2.6%
1967 4.32 kt +2.3%
1968 4.41 kt +2.0%
1969 4.49 kt +1.7%
1970 4.82 kt +7.4%
1971 4.78 kt -0.9%
1972 4.94 kt +3.5%
1973 5.46 kt +10.6%
1974 5.48 kt +0.3%
1975 5.69 kt +3.8%
1976 5.86 kt +3.0%
1977 6.21 kt +5.9%
1978 6.27 kt +1.0%
1979 6.43 kt +2.5%
1980 6.7 kt +4.3%
1981 6.86 kt +2.3%
1982 7.19 kt +4.9%
1983 7.04 kt -2.2%
1984 7.38 kt +4.9%
1985 7.66 kt +3.8%
1986 7.69 kt +0.4%
1987 8.04 kt +4.5%
1988 8.22 kt +2.2%
1989 8.54 kt +4.0%
1990 8.78 kt +2.7%
1991 8.74 kt -0.4%
1992 9.8 kt +12.1%
1993 10.41 kt +6.2%
1994 11.22 kt +7.8%
1995 12.46 kt +11.1%
1996 13.87 kt +11.3%
1997 15.7 kt +13.2%
1998 17.88 kt +13.9%
1999 20.14 kt +12.6%
2000 13.29 kt -34.0%
2001 13.72 kt +3.2%
2002 14.58 kt +6.3%
2003 15.53 kt +6.5%
2004 16.27 kt +4.8%
2005 16.4 kt +0.8%
2006 16.01 kt -2.4%
2007 16 kt -0.1%
2008 16.08 kt +0.5%
2009 13.98 kt -13.1%
2010 14.46 kt +3.4%
2011 14.39 kt -0.5%
2012 15.33 kt +6.5%
2013 15.73 kt +2.6%
2014 15.58 kt -1.0%
2015 15.69 kt +0.7%
2016 16.54 kt +5.4%
2017 17.24 kt +4.2%
2018 17.46 kt +1.3%
2019 17.15 kt -1.8%
2020 16.56 kt -3.4%
2021 17.05 kt +3.0%
2022 16.84 kt -1.2%
2023 17.61 kt +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.09 kt 3.65 kt 4.49 kt 9
1970s 5.59 kt 4.78 kt 6.43 kt 10
1980s 7.53 kt 6.7 kt 8.54 kt 10
1990s 12.9 kt 8.74 kt 20.14 kt 10
2000s 15.19 kt 13.29 kt 16.4 kt 10
2010s 15.96 kt 14.39 kt 17.46 kt 10
2020s 17.02 kt 16.56 kt 17.61 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.16 kt compare
  2. 10 Indonesia 19.8 kt compare
  3. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 kt compare
  4. 11 Philippines 19 kt compare
  5. 12 Republic of Korea 17.9 kt compare
  6. 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.1 kt compare
  7. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.647 kt compare
  8. 14 Australia 16.3 kt compare
  9. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.534 kt compare
  10. 15 Germany 15.7 kt compare
  11. 15 Melanesia 0.4816 kt compare
  12. 16 Canada 15 kt compare
  13. 16 Republic of Moldova 0.451 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand?
Energy — emissions in Australia and New Zealand was 17.61 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 20.14 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 3.65 kt in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for energy — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf